Joseph Rowntree Foundation is doing an admirable job at
keeping child poverty on the social agenda. This week it released a report
showing the economic costs of allowing the UK's children to remain below the
poverty line. Read More...
We no longer have a shoe shop on every corner. We don't
even have a corner shop on every corner. But in most high streets you can be
sure of a betting shop on the corner. Read More...
When scientists calculate as early as July that the
following winter is likely to be colder than the ones we have been used to ,
news of soaring gas and electricity costs merely heightens the sense of
foreboding. Read More...